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October 08, 2010
72,000 Stimulus Payments Went to People Who Were Dead
72,000 stimulus payments went to dead people
More than 89,000 stimulus payments of $250 each went to people who were either dead or in prison, a government investigator says in a new report.
The payments, which were part of last year’s massive economic recovery package, were meant to increase consumer spending to help stimulate the economy.
But about $18 million went to nearly 72,000 people who were dead, according to the report by the Social Security Administration’s inspector general. The report estimates that a little more than half of those payments were returned.
An additional $4.3 million went to more than 17,000 prison inmates, the report said. Most of the inmates, it turns out, were eligible to get the payments because they were newly incarcerated and had been receiving Social Security before they were locked up.
Dead people were ineligible to get the payments. But, the report said, there is no provision in the law to recover payments incorrectly sent to dead people.
"Based on the failure of the SSA to properly check its records, and Congress' failure to fully think through the provisions needed to govern these payments, SSA lost $22.3 million in American tax dollars," said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. "These findings are yet another example of congressional stupidity and a lack of accountability."
Wild Thing's comment........
How many were cashed? We all know how the dems have DEAD voters.
More waste that the democrats will never admit it is their fault.
Posted by Wild Thing at October 8, 2010 03:47 AM
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How many were cashed? Damned good question Chrissie.
We both know they will never admit they were cashed or else it wouldn't be an issue for discussion. Don't want to persecute a perfectly good Democrat voter just because they are dead now do we.?
Posted by: Jack at October 8, 2010 03:05 PM
Alright if you pay a living Democrat voter money for his vote it is cald walking around money. What is the money paid for a dead voter's vote called?
Posted by: Avitar at October 8, 2010 11:39 PM
Jack, LOL good one.
Avitar, hahahaha so funny good question.
Posted by: Wild Thing at October 9, 2010 02:58 AM
